The official blog for www.gotovictoriafalls.co.za, a destination marketing association owned by the people of Victoria Falls. We are committed to making the Victoria Falls a tourism hub for the region.

Thursday, 8 March 2012

A team from The United Nations World Tourism Organisation visited Victoria Falls this week, and we are pleased to announce that so far they are extremely satisfied with the preparations for next year’s general assembly. Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe) and Livingstone (Zambia) will be hosting the 2013 UNWTO general assembly and the two countries are very much on track to host the event.

The visiting team also noted that they were inspired by the unity of purpose between the two host nations, and mentioned that they only needed to smoothen their transport system for inter-venue traffic

The visiting team from UNTWO included executive director Zoltan Somogyi, Deputy Director for Africa Mr Helder Thomas and programmes officer Mrs Pearl Blanca. The delegation has advised that they are confident that next year’s general assembly will be an extremely memorable one.

The Zimbabwean government has plans to build a new conference centre as preparation for the assembly. There are also plans to upgrade the Victoria Falls airport. Both projects, together with a number of other upgrades in the area will go a long way in helping to accommodate the expected 3000 visitors from 176 countries.

The towns of Victoria Falls and Livingstone are both sure to see a massive boost in tourism as a result of hosting this prestigious event.

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GoToVictoriaFalls is a destination marketing association owned by the people of Victoria Falls who are committed to making this beautiful town a tourism hub for the region.
Working together the members provide everything from flights, transfers, car hire, ground handling and conferencing facilities to the provision of a wide range of accommodation and activities. The GoToVictoriaFalls association is focused on making Victoria Falls travel safe, easy and an incredible experience.